Sale 1079 — The George A. Schwenk Collection of Newspapers & Periodicals
Sale Date — Thursday, 18 September, 2014
Category — 1894 Issue (Scott PR90-PR101)
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96c Pink, 1894 Issue (PR99). Original gum, rich color, small thin spot at topFINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 1894 96-CENT UNWATERMARKED BUREAU NEWSPAPER ISSUE. ONE OF THE GREATEST OF ALL NEWSPAPER ISSUE RARITIES -- ONLY NINE ARE CONTAINED IN OUR CENSUS.
Our recently updated census of PR99 (available at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/PR99/PR99.pdf ) contains nine unused copies. Of these only four are confirmed as having gum. This is only the second we have offered since our 1993 Rarities sale. None was offered in the Floyd, Lessin or Lyons sales.
Census No. PR99-OG-07. Ex Whitpain. Signed in pencil "Bureau J.M. Bartels". With 1979 and 2010 P.F. certificates.
52,500
32,500